Christmas In India

Merry Christmas! The holidays here in India were truly unique experiences. We arrived home on Christmas Eve and in traditional Davison fashion, we had soup for dinner. It was not nearly as lavish a spread as we have in Kansas City, but we had real (canned) beef in our stew. We cracked open our holiday poppers, donned the crowns, played with the toys, and read the jokes. Next we read the Christmas Story and opened our gifts from the U.S. Anna then set about the tasks of writing a letter to Santa and setting out milk and cookies. Check out the video on YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ujkk1BMWffU. Dad was a bit worried that Santa would not make it because we do not have a chimney, but Anna said “don’t worry Dad; Santa can just use the elevator.” She was right, on Christmas morning we discovered full stockings and even more presents. Around 9:30am we left for Servant’s Heart to help our friend Sister Preety with a Christmas program and dance. There were about two hundred kids packed into a tiny hall. After the show, Chris played Santa and tried to hand out gifts and snacks. Things got a little out of hand with the crowd and the distribution had to be put on hold. I think the most wonderful part of the morning was seeing around twenty kids wearing the clothes that we donated a few weeks ago. We often donate clothes in the U.S., but never get to see where they end up. After the festivities ended, we went to Doug and Lucinda Johnson’s house for dinner. It was a wonderful, traditional meal of ham, potatoes, fresh bread, and real pumpkin pie. We were exhausted by the time we got home and had a low-key evening. We hope that Santa was as generous to all of you as he was to us this year. Next up, Anna’s fourth birthday!